Student Notes
... Exploring the Ocean 1. Sonar mapping uses sound waves to probe the seabed. Sound waves are sent down from a ship to the ocean floor and they bounce back to the surface. The time it takes for the sound wave to bounce back indicates how deep the water is in that place. 2. Satellites in space use radar ...
... Exploring the Ocean 1. Sonar mapping uses sound waves to probe the seabed. Sound waves are sent down from a ship to the ocean floor and they bounce back to the surface. The time it takes for the sound wave to bounce back indicates how deep the water is in that place. 2. Satellites in space use radar ...
plates
... moved slowly to their current locations All continents were once connected as one large landmass now called Pangaea The land mass broke apart, and the continents drifted to their present positions Evidence for continental drift ...
... moved slowly to their current locations All continents were once connected as one large landmass now called Pangaea The land mass broke apart, and the continents drifted to their present positions Evidence for continental drift ...
by Henry Simmons Before there was the Pangean supercontinent
... to determine the latitude in which the sediments were deposited and the orientation of the continents that they abut. On the basis of all these kinds of data, bolstering those from the p a l e o m a g n e t i c record, Ziegler and his associates have prepared reconstructions of the Paleozoic globe ...
... to determine the latitude in which the sediments were deposited and the orientation of the continents that they abut. On the basis of all these kinds of data, bolstering those from the p a l e o m a g n e t i c record, Ziegler and his associates have prepared reconstructions of the Paleozoic globe ...
Theory of Plate Tectonics
... primarily at the location of plate boundaries. – Plate boundaries are where 2 plates are pushing toward, pulling away, or sliding past each other. The strain and friction causes fractures in the earth, where earthquakes occur and where the fractures allow molten rock to flow to the surface. ...
... primarily at the location of plate boundaries. – Plate boundaries are where 2 plates are pushing toward, pulling away, or sliding past each other. The strain and friction causes fractures in the earth, where earthquakes occur and where the fractures allow molten rock to flow to the surface. ...
Continental Drift
... frigid continent was once lush with trees and ferns, and home to dinosaurs, amphibians, and later, marsupials. ...
... frigid continent was once lush with trees and ferns, and home to dinosaurs, amphibians, and later, marsupials. ...
DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES
... many different ridge systems operated in the Indian Ocean between anomaly 34-time and the present? For each system, what was the time period (in terms of anomaly numbers) over which it operated? How many million years does that represent for each? How many ridges and/or triple junctions operated in ...
... many different ridge systems operated in the Indian Ocean between anomaly 34-time and the present? For each system, what was the time period (in terms of anomaly numbers) over which it operated? How many million years does that represent for each? How many ridges and/or triple junctions operated in ...
Key concepts
... -know the difference between oceanic crust & continental crust -know how pressure and temperature change as you move through the layers of the earth and their effects on the behavior of rocks -know the internal source of heat inside the earth and how heat moves by conduction or convection -know how ...
... -know the difference between oceanic crust & continental crust -know how pressure and temperature change as you move through the layers of the earth and their effects on the behavior of rocks -know the internal source of heat inside the earth and how heat moves by conduction or convection -know how ...
Earth and its Moon: Alike or Different?
... sinking rock is called _____________________________________________ . 40. Is ridge push the main driving force of plate motion? Along with ridge push, what did scientists study for clues to forces that drive plate motion? ...
... sinking rock is called _____________________________________________ . 40. Is ridge push the main driving force of plate motion? Along with ridge push, what did scientists study for clues to forces that drive plate motion? ...
plate tectonics
... once a single landmass and drifted apart. This single landmass was called Pangaea. This scientist’s hypothesis is supported by fossils and continent’s shapes fitting together. Later new evidence, the seafloor spreading was discovered to support this scientist’s theory. This takes place at midocean r ...
... once a single landmass and drifted apart. This single landmass was called Pangaea. This scientist’s hypothesis is supported by fossils and continent’s shapes fitting together. Later new evidence, the seafloor spreading was discovered to support this scientist’s theory. This takes place at midocean r ...
Lecture 2: Before we get to PLATE TECTONICS…..
... Plate-tectonic theory is widely accepted because it explains so many geologic phenomena, including volcanism, seismicity, mountain building, climatic changes, animal and plant distributions in the past and present, and the distributions of natural resources. For these reasons, it is known as a unif ...
... Plate-tectonic theory is widely accepted because it explains so many geologic phenomena, including volcanism, seismicity, mountain building, climatic changes, animal and plant distributions in the past and present, and the distributions of natural resources. For these reasons, it is known as a unif ...
25. Mountain Ranges and the Construction of Continents p. 379-397
... together before 750 million years ago as a supercontinent called: _________________________ This supercontinent preceded Pangea, which came much later in Earth’s history. Around 750 million years ago, Rodinia began breaking apart, just like what happened to Pangea much later, and North America began ...
... together before 750 million years ago as a supercontinent called: _________________________ This supercontinent preceded Pangea, which came much later in Earth’s history. Around 750 million years ago, Rodinia began breaking apart, just like what happened to Pangea much later, and North America began ...
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... together before 750 million years ago as a supercontinent called: _________________________ This supercontinent preceded Pangea, which came much later in Earth’s history. Around 750 million years ago, Rodinia began breaking apart, just like what happened to Pangea much later, and North America began ...
... together before 750 million years ago as a supercontinent called: _________________________ This supercontinent preceded Pangea, which came much later in Earth’s history. Around 750 million years ago, Rodinia began breaking apart, just like what happened to Pangea much later, and North America began ...
PhET Plate Tectonics Simulation Lab
... Look at your table for convergent boundaries. Three times the same two types of crust were used, but you switched what side they were on. What do you observe about the results? ______________ _____________________________________________________________________ Look for patterns in density, subducti ...
... Look at your table for convergent boundaries. Three times the same two types of crust were used, but you switched what side they were on. What do you observe about the results? ______________ _____________________________________________________________________ Look for patterns in density, subducti ...
Plate Tectonics - BYU
... already believed that the present-day continents were the fragmented pieces of preexisting larger landmasses ("supercontinents"). The diagrams below show the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea (meaning "all lands" in Greek), which figured prominently in the hypothesis of continental drift -- the ...
... already believed that the present-day continents were the fragmented pieces of preexisting larger landmasses ("supercontinents"). The diagrams below show the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea (meaning "all lands" in Greek), which figured prominently in the hypothesis of continental drift -- the ...
Layers PangaeaCont drift Convection
... Earth, we would see that it is made up of different layers. ...
... Earth, we would see that it is made up of different layers. ...
Plate Tectonics Continued
... the magnetite gets stuck in its orientation. Therefore it reflects the magnetic field that was present when it came out of the mantle. Explain how this has caused magnetic striping. Used the sentence starters ...
... the magnetite gets stuck in its orientation. Therefore it reflects the magnetic field that was present when it came out of the mantle. Explain how this has caused magnetic striping. Used the sentence starters ...
Plate Tectonics
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PPT
... • Continental margins are the submerged edges of the continents and consist of massive wedges of sediment eroded from the land and deposited along the continental edge. The continental margin can be divided into three parts: the Continental shelf, the Continental slope, and the Continental rise. ...
... • Continental margins are the submerged edges of the continents and consist of massive wedges of sediment eroded from the land and deposited along the continental edge. The continental margin can be divided into three parts: the Continental shelf, the Continental slope, and the Continental rise. ...
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Wegener Reading [Biography]
... were brought together. For example, the Appalachian mountains of eastern North America matched with the Scottish Highlands, and the distinctive rock strata of the Karroo system of South Africa were identical to those of the Santa Catarina system in Brazil. Wegener also found that the fossils found i ...
... were brought together. For example, the Appalachian mountains of eastern North America matched with the Scottish Highlands, and the distinctive rock strata of the Karroo system of South Africa were identical to those of the Santa Catarina system in Brazil. Wegener also found that the fossils found i ...
The Moving Story of Plate Tectonics
... called the San Andreas Fault. It is along or near this fault line that most of California’s earthquakes take place, as the two tectonic plates move in different directions. The city of Los Angeles is about fifty kilometers from the San Andreas Fault. Many smaller fault lines can be found throughout ...
... called the San Andreas Fault. It is along or near this fault line that most of California’s earthquakes take place, as the two tectonic plates move in different directions. The city of Los Angeles is about fifty kilometers from the San Andreas Fault. Many smaller fault lines can be found throughout ...
Plate Tectonics Study Guide 1. What are the longest mountain
... 7. What is subduction? What forms there? What are plates? What are they made of? What do we call the layers that make them up? What do they float on? 8.Name two continents that are separating. Converging? 9.The Himalayas is a mountain range on the border between India and Nepal in Asia. Describe the ...
... 7. What is subduction? What forms there? What are plates? What are they made of? What do we call the layers that make them up? What do they float on? 8.Name two continents that are separating. Converging? 9.The Himalayas is a mountain range on the border between India and Nepal in Asia. Describe the ...
4th Grade Core Knowledge
... A crack in the Earth’s crust along which the blocks of rock on either side have been pushed together or moved apart; they are created by pressure on Earth’s plates as they move ...
... A crack in the Earth’s crust along which the blocks of rock on either side have been pushed together or moved apart; they are created by pressure on Earth’s plates as they move ...
6th Grade Science Sample Assessment Items S6E3c.
... Atlantic Ocean. What is MOST LIKELY a difference between the water in Lake Blackshear and the water in the Atlantic Ocean? A. The water in Lake Blackshear is always much colder than the water in the Atlantic Ocean. B. The water in the Atlantic Ocean contains more dissolved minerals than the water in ...
... Atlantic Ocean. What is MOST LIKELY a difference between the water in Lake Blackshear and the water in the Atlantic Ocean? A. The water in Lake Blackshear is always much colder than the water in the Atlantic Ocean. B. The water in the Atlantic Ocean contains more dissolved minerals than the water in ...
Inside Earth – Chapter 1
... powerful paddles as it chased and captured its food. Like all other reptiles, Mesosaurus breathed air, so it had to return to the surface after hunting underwater. Freshwater ponds and lakes were its habitat. ...
... powerful paddles as it chased and captured its food. Like all other reptiles, Mesosaurus breathed air, so it had to return to the surface after hunting underwater. Freshwater ponds and lakes were its habitat. ...
Pangaea
Pangaea or Pangea (/pænˈdʒiːə/) was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 300 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere and surrounded by a super ocean, Panthalassa. Pangaea was the last supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists.